Starting in July, a new writing event begins! It’s an event where writers all around the world run to their computers and their notebooks and start writing furiously for a whole month. It’s where writers can smash their goals, finish novels and drafts, and grow in their writing. It is an event where writers can… Read More My Writing Challenge of the Month
Struggle and pain flourishes in the midst of us. Strangled shouts, cries for help, puffs of ash, tongues of fire reach into the sky. And we sit in the midst of it, our eyes wide in shock. It seems like a hopeless world. Like our footing is crumbling under us into a deep, dark void,… Read More In the Midst of PAIN
Hey guys! Today I’m going to do something a little different: I’m going to share you a short story I wrote over a year ago! It isn’t the best, but the message inside is important and that many people need to hear. Content Warnings: depression, natural death She was dying. Her breathing was getting slower,… Read More The Metal Heart ~A Short Story~
Japan. A country close to China (the place where the virus started in the first place). A country where people squeeze into the 27% of land which is habitable (the other 73% is mountainous). A country which contains the world’s largest city, Tokyo: a huge, bustling, sprawling metropolis containing 37 million people out of Japan’s… Read More Bowing, Cleaning, and… Coronavirus?
Sadly, I don’t have the time to write this week’s blog post. My schedule was taken with different things to do, and finally, on this day that I posted this, I am sitting down to write. But I have to finish in 10 minutes, which is a very tight deadline. That is why I just… Read More What to Do During Quarantine
Hey guys! Today I’m posting a piece I submitted for a contest about hope! I hope you enjoy! 😉 — 1 Corinthians 3:13 says, “And now these three remain: faith, hope and love.” The three greatest things that God has made, put into our hearts and minds, spread out into the world, are those. And… Read More Hoping in Him
Hey guys! I’ve been nominated by Joshua for a whole new Blog Award… the Real Neat Blog Award! Thank you Joshua for nominating me! Guys, check out his awesome blog and don’t forget to follow him! You won’t regret it! Here’s the link to his blog: https://joshuamakotoswanson.wordpress.com/ Now, here are the rules. The Rules For… Read More Real Neat Blog Award!
Hey guys! I’m back from a short break with another International Questions and Answers blog post! In this series, I and 7 other people answer one simple question. But here’s the catch. This isn’t some boring interview. Each person is from a different country. That means they will all have varying answers! So, without further… Read More International Questions and Answers #4 ~Unique Foods~
Hi guys! Today I wrote a poem for you about hope. I hope you enjoy it. 🙂 — Hope. That wonderful, warm aspect of life,It doesn’t fail to light the candle of my heart,It keeps on flaring, as long as I trustMy Savior my Lord,The one that keeps me strong and bold. Hope. The thing… Read More Hope (A poem to read in hard times)
Hello, and welcome to the third part of international questions! Here people from eight different cultures answer one question each week. You’re in for an interesting post! Enjoy! Question 3: What is a significant/interesting table manner in your country? Me (Japan): I already explained this in my post on “3 Differences” between American and Japanese… Read More International Questions and Answers #3 ~Unusual Table Manners
Life in Kyoto 